Retrol Vision: Preliminary Techno-economical Analysis

One of the leading power companies in Denmark, Elsam Kraft A/S, has proposed a vision of the Danish energy sector (end of 2004), with a working title ’’From petrol to REtrol’’ (originally ‘‘From benzin to VEnzin’’, vedvarende = renewable, in Danish). The vision points to changes in the energy sector from being based on combined production of electricity and heat to one based on combined production of electricity, heat and liquid fuels. This combination introduces a new liquid fuel called REtrol, produced by blending ordinary gasoline with ethanol and methanol, both of which should be produced mainly from the renewable sources.